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Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1924 – 22 January 2014) was a prominent Indian film actor and producer, predominantly in the Telugu cinema. From paddy fields, he strode into the field of fine arts through theatre. He became a famous stage artiste, specializing, surprisingly, in playing female characters,because women at that time were prohibited from acting.


                     Rao was discovered, by chance, by the then prominent film producer, Ghantasala Balaramaiah, at the Vijayawada railway station. He was then cast in the film Dharmapatni. Since then, he starred in several films of various genres during his 75-year acting career and came to be known as one of the two pillars of the Telugu cinema along with N.T. Rama Rao.
                     Rao won three Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Awards during his acting career. He was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, for his contribution to Indian cinema, and is a recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, the highest individual lifetime achievement award for films in India.

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